Collar-oiling journal-box.



' H. I. SMETH.

COLLAR OILING JOURNAL BOX.

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COLLAR olLLNG JOURNAL Box.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ. 1908.

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ASSIGNOR T0 THE HILL CLUTCH COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

. COLLAR-onineJOURNAL-Box.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented New. ie, rara.

Application filed August 7, 1908. Serial No. 447,374.

To all whom t may concern.' A

Be it known that I, HARRY J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lakewood, in the county of Cuyahogaand t tate of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Collar-Oiling Journal-Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap and eflicient collar-oiling journal-box.

The invention consists of the construction and combinations of parts shown in the drawing and hereinafter described and definitely pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing, Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of a journal-box embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the base of said box. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the base of said box when the shaft is mounted thereon and the wipers are in place. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view in the plane of line 4`4 on Fig. 1. F1g. 5 is a transverse sectional view in the plane of line 5*5 on Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section in the plane indicated by line 7-7 on Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a plan view of one of the wipers. Fig. 9 is a sectional vievs7 of said wipers on line 9 9 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 10 is a half end View and half section in the plane of line 10 on Fig. l.

The journal box consists of two main parts, to wit, the base A and the removable cap B In the base-are two babbitt-lined shaft-bearings C, C; and below them is a cored out oil reservoir a. At the ends of the base are the inwardly turned flanges a which form the ends of this oil reservoir.

In the cap B are corresponding bearings D, D. ABetween the bearings C, C, in the` base, and between the bearings D, D, in the cap is a groove J which, when the cap is on the box, extends entirely around the shaft G which is rotatably mounted in the described bearings. This annular groove extends into and communicates with the oil reservoir a. An oiling collar F is fixed to this shaft and is nicely fitted in this annular groove, whereby the ends of the bearings by engagement with the sides of the collar serve as thrust bearings for the shaft.

Along the sides of the base are the upwardly extended flanges at, the top edges of which are a considerable distance above the top edges of the bearings C, C. The lower part of the cap and the bearings D, D, are fitted within the flanges at; and on the cap are two laterally extended flanges b which rest upon the tops of the flanges a4, and are a considerable distance above the lower edges of the bearings D, D. When the flanges ZJ of the cap are resting upon the flanges a4 of the base, the lower edges of the bearings C, C and cap B do not touch the upper edges of the bearings D, D, and of the base adjacent thereto, but, on the contrary, are such distance apart that oil grooves or channels K are formed between them. Any oil in either of these channels will be in direct contact with the rotating shaft G.

he grooves in the base and cap are so arranged that the lowermost portion of the groove does not extend below the plane of the central part of the bearing. The groove itself is above the central portion of the bearing, and the upwardly extending portions a* of the base are made high so that it is practically impossible for the oil to seep past the junction of the base and the cap.

The oil will be lifted from the reservoir by the collar F. Wipers E are secured within the box in position to wipe oil from the collar and cause it to flow in the adjacent channel K. Two of these wipers are shown, one on each side of the box; and two are used so that the box will be adapted, without change, to be used with the shaft which sometimes turns in one direction and sometimes in the other. lEach wiper is notched so as to loosely embrace the collar F. On the inner end of each wiper are downwardly turned legs e which rest upon the upper edges of the bearings C, C. Near the outer end of each wiper is a single downwardly extended lug e which rests upon a boss a5 on the base. This boss and the ribs a which join it are raised above the level of the channels K. As the shaftrotates oil on the collar F is wiped off. The top of the wiper is inclined inward and in both directions from its middle. Therefore the oil wiped oftn will flow downthe inclined top of the wiper into the channels K. It will be noted that the wiper is not rigidly secured in position, but is permitted a certain amount of movement up and down, as well as sidewise. This, together with the particular vplacing of the wiper insuresthat the weight of the wiper will always hold it against the oil ring. The

.ribs as adjacent to the annular groove J act as barriers preventing the oil discharged into-the channels K by the wiper from flowing from them into said annular groove and thence back into the oil reservoir; and other ribs a7 at the other ends of said channels hold a substantial quantity of oil in the channels. The shaft forms the inner walls of these oil channels, wherefore the shaft is always effectively lubricated.

It should benoted that the ends of the bearings C, C and D, D are a little distance away from the end flanges a', whereby there is formed a groove as in which the excess oil may run from the channels K, K down into the oil reservoir.

On the bottom of the base and on the top of the cap are respectively the bosses a9 and b3 which are provided to be engaged by the adjustable supports of a hanger or other device for supporting the described box. On the base at the sides thereof are the bosses ao, which are provided to be engaged by the adjusting device of such hanger or its equivalent for the purpose of moving the box laterally to properly aline it. The provision of these alining bosses on the base only permits the 'removal of the cap whenever it is desired without disturbing the base.

Having described my invention,I claim:

In a journal box, the combination of a base containing two separated shaft bearings and an oil reservoir and having upwardly extended flanges along its sides, which flanges extend above the upper edges of the bearings therein, with a cap containing two separated shaft bearings and having outwardly extended flanges adapted to rest upon the flanges on the base, said parts being constructed so that the distance wiperhaving arms upon opposite sides of the said collar, the ends of said arms resting in the oil grooves, and the body of the wiper being pivotally supported by the base, whereby oil lifted by said ring will be wiped therefrom by the wiper and caused to flow into said longitudinal grooves.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature inthe presence of two witnesses. HARRY J. SMITH. Witnesses:

H. R. SULLIVAN, E. B. GILCHREs'r. 

